Girls' name · since 1971
Shavona
271 babies named Shavona in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 271
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shavona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 271 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavona has been recorded 271 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #16,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 271 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavona ranks #16,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 271
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shavona's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shavona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shavona's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shavona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1979)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shavona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Shavona's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shavona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (44% of all-time use).
Shavona by state
Where Shavona concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Shavonas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shavona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shavona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.